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BLYE v. GLOBE-WERNICKE REALTY CO.

33 N.Y.2d 15 (1973)

Judy Blye, Appellant, v. Globe-Wernicke Realty Co. et al., Respondents, and Attorney-General of State of New York, Intervenor-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 3, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Kirklin and Kalman Finkel for appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (A. Seth Greenwald and Samuel A. Hirshowitz of counsel), in his statutory capacity under section 71 of the Executive Law, intervenor-respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, JONES and WACHTLER concur with Judge JASEN; Judges BREITEL and GABRIELLI dissent.

JASEN, J.

In August, 1971, Judy Blye took up residence at the Van Rensselaer Hotel in Manhattan. In October of that year, she was locked out of her room for nonpayment of one week's hotel charges amounting to $60.60. Pursuant to the innkeeper's lien law (Lien Law, § 1811), the hotel summarily seized her personal property (valued by her at about $700) without notice and without...

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